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(43) Date of publication: 09.12.1998 Bulletin 1998/50 (21) Application number: 97944449.0 (22) Date of filing: 25.09.1997

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61F 2/ 84( . ) A61F 2/ 88( . ) A61L 31/ 02( . ) C22C 5/ 04( . ) A61F 2/ 06( . ) A61F 2/ 90( . ) C22C 5/ 02( . ) A61F 2/ 00( . ) (86) International application number: PCT/US1997/017211 (87) International publication number: WO 1998/014137 (09.04.1998 Gazette 1998/14)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE (30) Priority: 01.10.1996 US 19960002734P (71) Applicant: NUMED, INC. Nicholville, NY 12965-0129 (US)	(72) Inventor: TOWER, Allen, J. North Lawrence, NY 12967 (US) (74) Representative: Leineweber, Jürgen, Dipl.-Phys.  Aggerstrasse 24 50859 Köln 50859 Köln (DE)